Main entry:

Passonneau, Joseph.

Title & Author:

Washington through two centuries : a history in maps and images / Joseph R. Passonneau.

Publication:

New York : Monacelli Press, 2004.

Description:

288 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 285) and index.
Introduction : change and continuity in the national Capital -- Ch. 1. Planning the national Capital -- Map : Washington in 1800 -- Ch. 2. 1800 through the Civil War -- Maps : Washington in 1860 -- Ch. 3. The end of the Civil War to 1900 -- Maps : Washington in 1900 -- Ch. 4. 1900 to 1940 -- Maps : Washington in 1940 -- Ch. 5. 1940 to 1970 -- Maps : Washington in 1970 -- Ch. 6. 1970 to 2000 -- Maps : Washington in 2000 -- Conclusion : the national Capital at the beginning of the twenty-first century : looking to the future.

Summary:

"Built on an almost untouched plot of land on the Potomac River, Washington D.C. has grown from a collection of small villages into a major metropolis with a central position on the world stage. Author Joseph R. Passanneau has crafted an account that complements a comprehensive and detailed text with an array of images, both archival and contemporary."
"Passonneau weaves his discussion around the continuous growth, change, and renewal of the city, focusing on various physical and social components - federal structures both formal and utilitarian; central and suburban neighborhoods; transportation technologies, from the stagecoach and the railroad to the Metro and the airplane; patterns of settlement based on ever changing demographics. Illustrations include hand-tinted perspective drawings, photographs from all eras of Washington's history, and sketches. Foremost among the visual material is a series of fold-out maps prepared by the author that show every structure in central Washington and Georgetown at key points in the city's history.
As the city continues to develop into the twenty-first century and beyond, these maps and books will provide reference and a guideline."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Book review (H-Net)
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Table of contents

ISBN:

1580930913
9781580930918

Subject:

City planning Washington (D.C.) History.
Urbanisme Washington (D.C.) Histoire.
City planning
Stadtentwicklung
Washington (D.C.) History.
Washington (D.C.) History Pictorial works.
Washington (D.C.) History Maps.
Washington (D.C.) Histoire.
Washington (D.C.) Histoire Ouvrages illustrés.
Washington (D.C.) Histoire Cartes.
Washington (D.C.)
Washington, DC

Form/genre:

illustrated books.
Illustrated works
History
Maps
Ouvrages illustrés.
Cartes géographiques.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 231945
Call No.: F194 .P37 2004
Status: Available